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August 24, 2012August 24, 2012

Ice Balls

Icy round balls for your drinks!

I have been wanting to buy these little molds for some time. I was at a local Kitchen store in the Des Moines East Village and found these cute ones. This specific brand is Prepara. I have tried others, but they were disappointing. The mold on another I tried was not an individual one. It made four pieces at a time. I found it did not fill appropriately and it made for really odd-shaped ice balls.

Cut your fruit or garnish to size to fit in the mold. I chose lemon, mint, and blackberry.

Fill with water. Close the top cap. Freeze.

I have tried tap water, filtered water from my fridge, and distilled water. All have produced almost the same results. However, the distilled water had the clearest ice. I have read if you want them clearer, then you should boil the distilled water before in a very clean pot. It just depends on how much trouble you want to go through for an ice ball.

I have also since learned not to fill the molds all the way to the top. You should leave some space for expansion. It will make a small part of your ice ball flat, but it still looks really cool and sits well at the bottom of a rocks glass. If you do not leave any space, your mold will expand and you will have Pac-Man shaped ice. Still kinda cool… Old School.

You can also use juice or any part of your drink which will freeze. Freeze tomato juice for a bloody mary or clamato for a bloody caesar. Cranberry juice for a Cape Cod. You get it, the possibilities are endless.